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COPY
Copying a PATTern to Itself
The copy button is used to append a pattern or song to another pattern or song. It
orily functions while the COPY button is held down. If the COPY button is released
(either before or after the copy is executed), the previous mode will show up on
the display, and copy mode is exited. When in PATT mode, and COPY is pressed
and held:
FOR THE HR-16
- Pressing RECORD completes the operation and the display reads
COPY COMPLETE.
FOR THE HR-16:B
- At this point you may either enter the pattern's two-digit number
with the keypad or press the + or - key to set the copy assignment to the same
pattern number. Pressing RECORD completes the operation and the display reads
COPY COMPLETE.
This display remains until the RECORD button is released, which then returns
the display to its previous state. The above example demonstrated copying a
pattern to itself, which will double the length of that pattern.
Copying a PATTern to another PATTern
To copy a pattern to another pattern, press and hold COPY, then enter the two
digit pattern number with the keypad. The display will show the selected pattern
number. Pressing RECORD initiates the copy, and appends the source pattern
(the current pattern before COPY was pressed) to the destination pattern (the
pattern entered with the keypad). If the destination pattern was empty, then the
destination now contains an exact copy of the source pattern.
If the destination was not empty, then the destination's length is increased by the
length of the source pattern, and the source pattern is appended to the end of the
destination pattern. All voice, mix, and tuning assignments made on the source
pattern will be overridden by the destination pattern's assignments. If the length
of the destination pattern would result in more than 682 beats after copying, the
copy will not be executed, and the display will read:
TOO MANY BEATS
IN PATTERN
Copying a single drum pad's rhythm to another drum pad
Single drum pads can also be copied to other pads. If a drum pad (CLOSED HAT,
for example) is pressed while holding the COPY button, the display will read:
COPY FROM PATT
CLS HAT > 2
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Both displayed pattern numbers will actually display the current pattern
number (00-99).